Dylan's Funny Christmas Video

Christmas with Dylan was really fun this year. From feeding Santa and his reindeer to playing with some great new toys, Dylan definitely made the most of his second Christmas. Check out the video for some highlights. It's long but well worth the time.

Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas! We had Christmas Eve dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's with the whole family. Jeff was in town and he and Tracy got engaged a few days earlier. Nana and Papa stayed at our house that night so they could be with Dylan on Christmas morning. Before we went to bed Dylan put carrots outside in the snow for the reindeer and he put cookies and milk out for Santa. The next morning he got up and was very bothered that the cookies were gone. He had to set more out for Santa and Dylan ended up eating one first thing in the morning.

Grandma, Grandpa, Jeff, Lizzy and Gramps came over to spend Christmas morning. We had homemade cinnamon rolls and an egg casserole. I think the cinnamon rolls might become a tradition. Dylan really enjoyed opening presents and one of his favorites was the pool table from Auntie Lizzy. We had a lot of snow, which is unusual, but it was fun to have a white Christmas. The roads were getting pretty bad so Papa, Nana and Auntie Lizzy headed to Gig Harbor after breakfast and presents. Later in the day we went to Aunt Lana and Uncle Mike's. It was so fun to spend time with family and celebrate the birth of Jesus!

Day at the Farm

Today Dylan and I went with our friends Lindsey and Chloe to the South 47th Farm in Redmond. Feeding the goats was a big hit and Dylan would giggle every time they licked his hand to get the food. As usual, Dylan was running around from place to place and he would get frustrated with me when I tried to corral him into one area to do an activity. The bean stalk maze was a big hit. He enjoyed darting away from me and then was quick to yell, "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy" when I was out of sight. Luckily the maze was small enough that I could get to him quickly. We also took a hay ride but Dylan was tired and he wasn't very excited that I wouldn't let me him run around on the trailer while the tractor was moving. He also enjoyed doing a taste test of all the different veggies that they grew on the farm. He was chewing on potatoes, onions, squash and tomatos. The picture below shows how shocked he was at what came out when he bit into the tomato. The morning at the farm was definitely worth the $6, especially since we got to take some beans home that we picked off the stock.

Showering Man!

Dylan is definitely getting more and more independent by the day. Two nights ago we went to give him a bath and he started to whine when we put him in the tub. I asked him if he wanted to take a shower instead and he said "yeah". We moved him to the shower and he was loving it! You would have thought he was at Disneyland with all the smiles he was giving us. He has taken a shower before with dad but this was his first time going solo. He tried to eat some conditioner and I got pretty wet trying to wash him but he was in heaven. He even tried to clean the shower with the squeegee! What a great little guy!